Cress Williams
July 26, 1970 (55 years old) in Heidelberg, Germany
Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is an American actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series Hart of Dixie and the title character on The CW's Black Lightning. Williams is also known for his recurring role as Terrence "Scooter" Williams on Fox's Living Single and as Inspector Antwon Babcock on Nash Bridges. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cress Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Eyes of Wakanda as The Lion (voice)
- 2024 · Dead Wrong as Paul Drake
- 2022 · What Remains as Marshall
- 2021 · Crime Story as Jimmy
- 2020 · The Violent Heart as Lee
- 2019 · The Death and Return of Superman as John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)
- 2019 · Reign of the Supermen as John Henry Irons / Steel (voice)
- 2018 · The Death of Superman as John Henry Irons (voice)
- 2018 · Black Lightning as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
- 2017 · Lowriders as Williams
- 2016 · DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
- 2015 · Code Black as Cole Guthrie
- 2014 · The Flash as Jefferson Pierce / Black Lightning
- 2014 · In Your Eyes as Jake
- 2011 · Hart of Dixie as Lavon Hayes
- 2005 · Close to Home as Ed Williams
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Tucker Jones
- 2004 · House as Hospital Attorney
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Nathan Woods
- 2004 · Little Black Book as Phil
- 2003 · Cold Case as Jimmy Clarke
- 2003 · The Lyon's Den as Eddie
- 2002 · The Dogwalker as K.C.
- 2001 · Pursuit of Happiness as Ace
- 2000 · Masquerade as Marcus
- 1999 · The West Wing as Lester
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sam Dufoy
- 1999 · Never Been Kissed as George
- 1998 · Creature as Tall Man
- 1998 · Fallen as Detective Joe
- 1997 · L.A. Johns as Bill Allen
- 1997 · Leaving L.A. as Dudley Adams
- 1997 · Home Invasion as Freemont
- 1996 · Rolling Thunder as 'Grey' Toussaint
- 1996 · 2 Days in the Valley as Golfer
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Antwon Babcock
- 1995 · The Doom Generation as Peanut
- 1995 · JAG as Captain Overton
- 1995 · If Not for You as Ahmed
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Riley
- 1994 · ER as Officer Reggie Moore
- 1994 · ER as Reggie Moore
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Silky
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Talak'talan
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as D'Shawn Hardell
- Future · Reimagined as